Horses can plan and strategize, new research shows the BBC
Taylor Swift Cancels Deal Calling Insurers: Journal of Insurance Sources
The weather
An unassailable world: rethinking how to cover climate damage FT
How environmental groups are helping to wash away Big Meat’s climate impact Vox
Amazon soils may store billions of tons of carbon than New Scientist previously thought
China builds with manufactured sand, easing concerns about mining costs and environment South China Morning Post
There was much riding in this Air Force. Then Large Pieces Washed Up on Nantucket. WSJ
Lego is dropping an oil-free brick in restoring the FT’s durability
Syndemics
Results of the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool, CDC:
The current health risk to individuals and the general population from the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus currently circulating in cattle, poultry, and other mammals. remains down. A systematic comparison of data related to this avian influenza A(H5N1) virus using the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT) to data from other influenza A viruses has affected this virus. future pandemic probability as “moderate risk” based on information until 26 June 2024 similar to previous tests avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses previously.
to assess the potential of a novel representative influenza virus to determine the potential for human-to-human spread and the potential impact on public health if that occurs, compared to other viruses tested in previous IRAT reports.
Long-term COVID science, research and policy Environment. From the Abstract: “The cumulative global incidence of chronic COVID is estimated at 400 million, with an estimated annual economic impact of approximately $1 trillion—equivalent to about 1% of the global economy… aspires to coordinate—but so far does not exist— global research strategy and policy response.”
Colorado: CVMA Statement on Influenza A (HPAI H5N1) in Domestic Cats Avian Flu Diary
India
Sebi chief’s reply raises new questions, acknowledges key points: Hindenburg Business Standard. Avani
Popular Irani cafes serving cream chai and fresh samosas face extinction in Indian city BBC
St. Martin’s in Bangladesh – a small island that Hasina has accused the US of claiming and claiming
China?
As Philippines, Vietnam draw closer, China adopts ‘divide and conquer’ approach South China Morning Post
Syracistan
US prepares for crucial week as Gaza deal faces “now-or-never” moment Axios
Iran’s top military commander in Russia: Israel’s overreaction ‘on the way’ Press TV
US rushes explosives to Middle East as Israel prepares to retaliate against Iran NBC
****** Rights group denies Israel list of allegations against Gaza school attack Anadolu Agency
Israel slams critics of school strike to issue new Gaza evacuation order Al Jazeera
****** “The domestic debate about the rape of a Palestinian prisoner in one of our torture centers may be a little misleading” Ori Goldberg, ThreadReader
Video and Plane Sketch Raises New Questions About Saudi Involvement in 9/11 NYT
The breakup of Europe
Can France Be Ruled? The Globalist. Floor: “Report from La France Profonde.”
Hello Old Blighty
Far-right unrest has been ‘obvious’ to Russian involvement, ex-MI6 spy says Guardian
UK police commissioner threatens retaliation, arrests US citizens over online post: ‘We’ll come after you’ NY Posts
More than a quarter of Brits will travel abroad knowing they have Covid Independent
The New Cold War
Ukrainian troops are now up to 30km inside Russia, Moscow told the BBC
‘Thousands’ of soldiers are part of an attack to ‘destroy’ Russia, says senior Ukrainian official France24
Russia evacuates Kursk, withdraws troops from front line to retake region captured by AFU BNE Intellinews
Ukraine must decide what to do with the territory it holds in Russia – The Hill Ukrainska Pravda. The first article.
Why Ukraine’s Surprise Attack on Russia Should Give Us Hope
****** Russia is setting fire to Ukraine’s nuclear power plant, Zelenskyy Politico says
IAEA reports hearing explosion near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant before fire Ukrainska Pravda
SITREP 8/11/24: Eager to Rise, Zelensky Bombs Zaporozhye Nuke Plant in Frustration Simplicius, Simplicius the Thinker
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports that there are no changes in the level of radiation in the country to Ukrainska Pravda
The Biden Administration
Judge orders CDC to stop deleting employees’ emails, calls it ‘potentially illegal’ Politico
Not being trusted
Monopoly Round-Up: The 2024 CNBC Shadow Campaign to Fire Lina Khan Matt Stoller, BIG
2024
“F*** These Techies for Loving Trump”: Hollywood Takes on Silicon Valley in Epic Presidential Brawl The Hollywood Reporter
Spook Land
The CIA Sent Him Deep Undercover to spy on Islamic Radicals. It called him Everything That Rolls a Stone. Comment:
My professor from Lebanon said that spotting a spy in Arab countries is very easy for them and they don’t really mess around. He said when he gives the way it’s like saying “okay, do you see that spy over there? Which will make you turn left where he is…”
— Maya! (@mazhakusu) August 11, 2024
A digital clock
ChatGPT unexpectedly started speaking with a mixed user voice during testing by Ars Technica. Comment:
Honestly, what is ChatGPT good for? This morning, I thought I would *finally* find a use for it: I asked it to sort my quotes alphabetically. And so it was. Perfect job! Except it just made 50 new quotes! There are no papers like this one. 👇 WTF. pic.twitter.com/hQPIG8v4Uu
– Dr. Émile P. Torres (@xriskology) August 9, 2024
Bezzle
Celsius has targeted Tether, Badger DAO, Compound, and Netanyahu’s nephew in lawsuits.
“Carbon neutral” Bitcoin operation founded by coal plant operator was not carbon neutral Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Zeitgeist Watch
3-hour weekly screen time limit for kids has ‘positive impact’ on behavior, mental health: FOX study
Supply Chain
The new Maritime statecraft FT
Dangerous goods and container shipping are back in the spotlight in Seatrade Maritime News
Boeing
NTSB chief slams Boeing over 737 Max shortage – The Hill
The Olympics
Noah Lyles’ fall with Covid: How to manage life at the Olympics STAT
Imperial Collapse Watch
F-35 Numbers Surpass 1000 Fighters: How America’s Stealth Fleet Got the Military’s Coveted Clock Numbers
Class War
How an Instagram-Perfect Life in the Hamptons Ended in Disaster NYT
Taylor Swift and Bach Can Thank Ancient Temples for Modern Music Scientific American
12,000-year-old Aboriginal sticks may be evidence of world’s oldest known cultural transmission Live Science
Antidote du jour (Dave Grickson):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
